Ajay Mittal is a premier strategic advisor and the Head of Responsible Business Advisory at EWX, specializing in the design, execution, and validation of large-scale socio-ecological programs. He counsels corporate boards, foundations, and public-sector leaders on architecting high-impact CSR frameworks that seamlessly integrate overarching ESG objectives with tangible, community-level SDG implementation.
Applying first-principles thinking to systemic social and climate challenges, Ajay acts as a key strategic sounding board for community program architecture. He provides specialized counsel on structuring and validating nature-based livelihood interventions—such as rural agroforestry and community-led ecosystem restoration—ensuring these initiatives generate verified ecological benefits and measurable socioeconomic uplift. His advisory practice flawlessly bridges local capacity building, civic action, and corporate strategy to guarantee that community investments yield robust, scalable outcomes.
Prior to his practice leadership role at EWX, Ajay served as Director of Climate Change Programs at EARTHDAY.ORG, overseeing complex, multi-stakeholder interventions, including a highly successful two-million mangrove restoration initiative in the Sundarbans. His deep expertise in program validation is further grounded in his strategic research with CDA Collaborative Learning Projects, where he evaluated sustainable exit strategies for global development programs. A recognized authority in collective action and a member of the World Economic Forum’s 1t.org Stakeholder Council, Ajay partners with organizations to translate localized SDG implementation into sustainable, market-leading institutional trust.
